SHIP RUDDER PRESSURE TEST

Our Rudder is subject for pressure test because we touch bottom.
Normally check/test/inspection is done during Drydock, by Opening the top and bottom plug and check for any water inside. Pressure test the rudder at a water head of 2.46 meters. If the rudder is badly rusted or ship is older, surveyor may insist on thickness gauging of the rudder plate. Check the condition of the sacrificial anode on the rudder.
Checks on rudder in drydock
When ship enters dry dock and pumping out water, check water whether water is coming out from rudder or not. If yes, then rudder is breached.
Open the top and bottom plug and check for any water inside.
Pressure test the rudder at a water head of 2.46 meters.
If the rudder is badly rusted or ship is older, surveyor may insist on thickness gauging of the rudder plate.
Check the condition of the sacrificial anode on the rudder.
Check the cement on the coupling bolts for rudder and rudder stock. Remove the cement and check the condition of the palm nut.
Check the rudder pintle clearance.
Check the rudder jumping clearance.
Check the rudder drop.
Check the rudder by hammer test by surveyor’s hammer, by tapping on the rudder to evaluate the plate condition.
Check the actual position of the rudder, compared to rudder angle indicator and see whether any difference is there by bending or deformations
Carry out a visual inspection.

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